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Barrio

/bˈɑrioʊ/
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(noun) A municipality or subdivision of a municipality in Spanish America, and in Spain itself.

The barrio was a vibrant neighborhood.
We walked through the barrio to get there.
CEFR Practice Quiz
They lived in a quiet ____ on the outskirts of the large Spanish city.

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